{{Infobox U.S. legislation , shorttitle = Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 , othershorttitles = {{unbulleted list, Alaska Native Educational Equity, Support and Assistance Act, Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Act of 1994, Community School Partnership Act, Education Infrastructure Act of 1994, Elementary Mathematics and Science Equipment Act, Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act, Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994, Families of Children with Disabilities Support Act of 1994, Foreign Language Assistance Act of 1994, Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994, Howard M. Metzenbaum Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994, Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 1994, National Education Statistics Act of 1994, National Teacher Training Project Act of 1994, Native Hawaiian Education Act, Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994, School Dropout Assistance Act, Star Schools Act, Technology for Education Act of 1994, Women's Educational Equity Act of 1994, Workers Technology Skill Development Act , longtitle = An Act to extend for six years the authorizations of appropriations for the programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and for other purposes. , colloquialacronym = IASA, 21st CCLCA , nickname = 21st Century Community Learning Centers Act , enacted by = 103rd , effective date = October 20, 1994 , public law url = http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-108/pdf/STATUTE-108-Pg3518.pdf , cite public law = 103-382 , cite statutes at large = {{usstat, 108, 3518 , acts amended = Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 , acts repealed = , title amended = 20 U.S.C.: Education , sections created = , sections amended = {{Usc-title-chap, 20, 70, I § 6301 et seq. , leghisturl = http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d103:HR00006:@@@R , introducedin = House , introducedbill = {{USBill, 103, H.R., 6 , introducedby = Dale Kildee ( D– MI) , introduceddate = January 5, 1993 , committees = House Education and Labor, Senate Labor and Human Resources , passedbody1 = House , passeddate1 = March 24, 1994 , passedvote1 = 289–128, {{US House Vote, 1994, 095 , passedbody2 = Senate , passedas2 = , passeddate2 = August 2, 1994 , passedvote2 = 94–6, {{US Senate Vote, 103, 2, 252, in lieu of {{USBill, 103, S., 1513 , conferencedate = September 28, 1994 , passedbody3 = House , passeddate3 = September 30, 1994 , passedvote3 = 262–132, {{US House Vote, 1994, 456 , agreedbody3 = , agreeddate3 = , agreedvote3 = , agreedbody4 = , agreeddate4 = , agreedvote4 = , passedbody4 = Senate , passeddate4 = October 5, 1994 , passedvote4 = 77–20, {{US Senate Vote, 103, 2, 321 , signedpresident = William J. Clinton , signeddate = October 20, 1994 , amendments = , SCOTUS cases = The Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 (IASA) was a major part of the Clinton administration's efforts to reform education. It was signed in the gymnasium of Framingham High School (MA). It reauthorized the

Elementary and Secondary Education Act The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was passed by the 89th United States Congress and signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 11, 1965. Part of Johnson's "War on Poverty", the act has been one of the most far-r ...

of 1965. It included provisions or reforms for: * The Title 1 program, providing extra help to disadvantaged students and holding schools accountable for their results at the same level as other students *

Charter schools A charter school is a school that receives government funding but operates independently of the established state school system in which it is located. It is independent in the sense that it operates according to the basic principle of autono ...

* Safe and Drug-free schools * Eisenhower Professional Development * Major increases in bilingual and immigrant education funding * Impact aid * Education technology and other programs.

Sections of the Law

Title I--Helping Disadvantaged Children Meet High Standards
Title II—Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development Program
Title III—Technology For Education
Title IV—Safe And Drug-Free Schools And Communities
Title V--Promoting Equity
Title VI—Innovative Education Program Strategies
Title VII—Bilingual Education, Language Enhancement, And Language Acquisition Programs
Title VIII—Impact Aid
Title IX—Indian, Native Hawaiian, And Alaska Native Education
Title X--Programs Of National Significance
Title XI—Coordinated Services
Title XII—School Facilities Infrastructure Improvement Act
Title XIII—Support And Assistance Programs To Improve Education
Title XIV—General Provisions

External links

Html Copy of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994
U.S. Department of Education website
PDF Copy of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994
Federal Education Policy History website
Standards, Assessments and Accountability
National Academy of Education

References

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